If these men want a clean record, they would have to apply to have their convictions deleted.

A charity has called for an automatic pardon for the living men, just like that awarded to the deceased.

According to Mabli Jones (campaign, policy and campaign manager at Stonewall Cymru), men should not have to live with convictions that are no longer valid according to a 2012 change in the law.

Mabli Jones told the following to BBC News:

The change in the law was obviously a big step forward and we welcomed that and we were part of campaigning.But there were so many men unjustly persecuted by these laws and they deserve to get them removed.